The Percussion Instrument Owner's Handbook is the fourth in a series of musical instrument owner's handbooks. Following the structure of The String Instrument Owner's Handbook, The Woodwind Instrument Owner's Handbook, and The Brass Instrument Owner's Handbook, the percussion book provides professionals, musicians, teachers, students, and individuals interested in percussion instruments with an abundance of knowledge. A touchstone work for both uninitiated and advanced players, The Percussion Instrument Owner's Handbook provides a roadmap for every step of the owning process from selecting and buying (or renting) to maintaining, repairing, modifying, upgrading, and even reselling your instrument. Chapters answer such questions as: Where did these instruments come from? What are the different kinds of historical and contemporary percussion instruments? How do these instruments work? Who makes them and how? How do I choose and buy a percussion instrument? How do I rent one? How do I take care of my percussion instrument? And so much more. The book also provides readers with an instrument diary and in-depth glossary of terms. This work is an invaluable addition to the libraries of not only every professional percussion player but also of students, teachers, technicians, and parents. Books by this author are: The Musical Instrument Desk Reference (Scarecrow Press, 2012); The Instrumental Music Director's Guide to Comprehensive Program Development (Rowman and Littlefield, 2014); The String Instrument Owner's Handbook (Rowman and Littlefield, 2015); The Brass Instrument Owner's Handbook (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016); Basic Elements of Music (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016) and The Woodwind Instrument Owner's Handbook (Ardsley Scholastic Press, 2017).